Opinion – Page 272
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Simon Rawlinson on project finance
The commercial sector is recovering slower than anticipated, with the availability of finance being one cause
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Show some backbone
With the party conference season just starting, what’s in store for the industry?
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London opens its houses
Riots are forgotten as this year’s Open House weekend celebrates London
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My digital life…Karen Kirkham
Howard Kennedy’s head of construction has very strong opinions…
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No joy in the latest construction jobs figures
With low vacancies and redundancies ongoing, job numbers will continue to fall
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A quick guide to the Construction Act 1996 changes
Six rules to help you understand what the changes to the Construction Act 1996 mean on the ground
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Housing market seems to be entering a new phase as economic worries grow
A potential further drop in transactions is concerning
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Looking back from 2020 how will we view this golden opportunity to build homes if it’s missed
The government must invest in new homes now or face huge shortages in nine years time
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Natural justice: Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd v Carillion Construction Ltd
In this case, the court considered whether an adjudicator’s decision should be enforced given the adjudicator’s adoption of a particular methodology
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Bye, bye, BSF ...
As the real effects of the education funding cuts begin to show, what can be done to make up the huge deficit?
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Construction output is heading into decline, but how fast and how far?
The numbers look grim but we have to dig a bit deeper before we panic
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RICS predicts the year ahead in construction
A senior economist at the RICS looks at the year ahead for the industry
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Providing schools: Creative classes
We don’t have enough places for kids in the schools their parents want. A new approach is needed: adapting other public buildings for education and bringing in private help to show us how
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My digital life…Diba Salam
Diba wants to avoid emails, Dom Joly moments and electro funck music
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Schools crisis: ‘We have a responsibility to school our children’
Barking and Dagenham has to be the council the worst affected by the demise of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future programme. We look at the impact on pupils and construction in a deprived east London borough that is fast running out of space
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Hansom: Look at me!
Several ‘interesting’ ideas vie for our attention this week as Arup envisages a life-size Scalextric set, Miller Homes drafts in Keith Chegwin and German architects decide scaffolding should be more pretty
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Setting the bar high
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if ‘standardisation’ means ‘best practice’ and we consider the individual needs of the school
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The tracker: Summer dip
Activity declined across all three sectors in July, partly due to insufficient demand and labour shortages. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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Inbox: Credit where it's due
Readers praise those who deserve recognition, be they engineers, the builders of code level 6 homes, or Scottish local authorities that have boosted housebuilding
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Wonders & blunders with Dominic Cullinan
Dominic Cullinan takes us on a science fiction tour of London - from the half-imagined ‘bulging cheeks’ of Old Street to the three bronzed sisters of the Barbican